Associate Scientist - Gebze

Solenis; Fatih; On-site; TRY 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Solenis is seeking an experienced Associate Scientist to join the Research and Development Department. The role provides technical support across day-to-day activities and projects, serving as the first point of contact for Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain on technical/R&D issues.

Responsibilities include performing analytical chemistry tasks, developing formulations, collaborating with global labs, and delivering reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field
• Masters degree in Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry or Chemical Engineering is advantageous
• Strong analytical skills and communication
• Excellent command of English
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Customer focus and quality minded
• No military obligation for male candidates
• Ability to work in lab environment

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on laboratory tasks to support Solenis portfolio queries (I&L, F&B, I&S – C&S)
• Conduct product and raw material physical-chemical analyses per project needs
• Develop product formulations and prepare development reports
• Coordinate with application laboratories worldwide and field teams for testing
• Perform benchmark studies and reverse engineering of competitor products
• Contribute to profitability improvement through formulation and sourcing initiatives
• Literature research and day-to-day lab operations
• Support in handling customer complaints and liaise with internal departments
• Provide technical R&D support to sales and marketing
• Generate timely and accurate reports

Job description

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from Chemistry of a reputable university
• Masters degree in Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or equivalent will be an advantage
• Up to 2 years experience in related area(Chemical know–how), technical expertise in Chemistry with a proven track record
• Knowledge of and experience in analytical chemistry, analytical testing and instrumentation will be preferred
• Formulation knowledge will be an advantage
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English
• Advanced in MS-Office applications
• Strong analyticalskills & good communication skills
• Customer focus andresult &quality oriented approach
• No military obligation for male candidates

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are now looking for an experienced Associate Scientist to be a member of our Research&DevelopmentDepartment. The R&D team is the Business Partner and first point of contact for Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain for all technical/R&D related activities. The main purpose of the role is to provide technical support in all day to day activities and projects.

Responsibilities of the ideal candidate will include:

• Perform hands on laboratory tasks to support all queries related to all Solenis portfolio: I&L, F&B, I&S – C&S.
• Performing product and raw material physical-chemical analysis according toproject and customer needs
• Develop product formulations as per project requirements and make development reports
• Coordinate and collaborate with our application laboratories / formulators worldwide and the field applicationteams for the performance testing of formulations and other R&D activities
• Perform benchmark studies and reverse engineering to evaluate competitor products
• Deliver profitability improvement projects through formulation and supply/ sourcing & marketing initiatives
• Doing literature research
• Takingcare of day to day lab operations and giving support in dealing with customer complaints
• Taking part in local and global projects, including lab work as well as liaising with other internal departments
• Being the point of contact for technical R&D support to sales and marketing departments
• Efficient and timely report generation

Key results areas :

• Compliance to formula management
• Timely completion of projects and reporting progress to stakeholders
• Generate high quality data and maintain up-to-date records
• Write reports and present it to stakeholders
• Deliver savings
• Manage R&D tools and software like Agile/Lotus Notes/SAP for compliance

_ In our recruitment process, the preliminary evaluation is made with a video interview sent to the appropriate candidates via HR Venue. _